The presentation of new urban plans Reykjavík after the crash express dissociation to the developments in the boom, and there seem to be many new ideas about how to increase public involvement in the processes. However, the actual plans open up many questions: To which degree are the new developments a legacy of the past? How much public involvement is really welcomed by the authoroties? Are neighborhoods that were badly hit by the crisis worse or better off with ‘new’ policies? And: Does the scale of the plans affect how willing the authorities to involve the public in decisionmaking. (The article was published in the Fréttablaðið daily paper and triggered a response from politicians that are currently responsible for the developments)..